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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Prevalence of carotid artery calcification in patients with chronic renal disease identified by panoramic radiography

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Author(s):
Lee, Jeanine Yehthin [1] ; Camargo Antoniazzi, Monica Cristina [1] ; Perozini, Caroline [1] ; Ruivo, Gilson Fernandes [2] ; Pallos, Debora [1, 3]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Taubate, Dept Dent, Taubate, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Taubate, Dept Med, Taubate, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Santo Amaro, Santo Amaro, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY; v. 118, n. 5, p. 612-618, NOV 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 4
Abstract

Objective. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of carotid artery calcification (CAC) in the panoramic radiographs of patients with chronic renal disease and to ascertain the medical parameters. Study Design. A total of 100 panoramic radiographs were observed. The division of patients according to renal disease was as follows: 37 in early-stage renal disease (ESG), 32 in predialysis (PDG), and 31 in hemodialysis (HDG). Results. There were 21 images with opacities suggestive of CAC (6 from ESG, 7 from PDG, and 8 from HDG). The medical parameters were as follows: Triglyceride levels were significantly higher (P < .0001) in patients with CAC compared with those without CAC; potassium levels were higher in the group with CAC compared with the group without CAC (P < .0001); and the calcium levels were lower in the group with CAC compared with the group without CAC (P < .0001). Conclusions. The patients with renal injury and changes in triglyceride and potassium levels had a higher prevalence of CAC on panoramic radiography. (AU)